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Re:Ask HN: What is the most unethical thing you've done as a... by radicalbyte on Sunday August 05, 2018 @04:27PM (#17693356)
In this case you got lucky; other times you'll underestimate the amount of effort required. In the end it'll even out.
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Re:Ask HN: What is the most unethical thing you've done as a... by scott-smith_us on Sunday August 05, 2018 @06:13PM (#17693844)
I still think they could have charged for less than the full month. The goodwill and trust that would have engendered would probably have been more than worth it in the long run.
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Re:Ask HN: What is the most unethical thing you've done as a... by user5994461 on Sunday August 05, 2018 @08:01PM (#17694254)
Absolutely not. The client will either take you as shady or incompetent for being that much wrong in your estimate.
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